Yay for eBay!

[badseed1980]

After getting the same site/manufacturer recommended to me for a sports bra by a number of people, I've just bought a Moving Comfort Maia sports bra. It retails for $44 on the Title 9 website, but is on sale for $34. I got it on eBay in my size for about $25, including shipping. :) It has an underwire and molded cups, but those are invisible under the shell, so it looks like a regular sports bra, and not something that I'd feel embarrassed about wearing around by itself. A lot of the ones designed for bigger-busted women look like, well, lingerie (visible separate cups, sometimes fabrics that are shiny and satiny-looking). Rock on! Now, I don't know if I'm definitely going to start a couch to 5K program, but this will be awesome for dance class at the very least. If I can find myself a good pair of running shoes for cheap on eBay, I might just do what has always been the unthinkable for me, and actually try running, and not just to catch a train or dash back to my house for something I forgot. :)

Comments

[lothiriel-1.livejournal.com]

YAY for cheap(er) lingerie!


Can I make a recommendation? When you're ready to get your running shoes, go to a running specialty store and get properly fitted (if you haven't been already). Once you've done that, make a mental note of your favorite shoe, and then see if you can find it on eBay.

[badseed1980.livejournal.com]

Yep, exactly my fiendish plan!

[lothiriel-1.livejournal.com]

*cackles evilly*

:)


Oh, BTW - my current plan is to be at Stones this year (wasn't sure if I was going to be able to swing the cost, but it really won't be too much) - will you and the Boy be there as well?

[badseed1980.livejournal.com]

Come hell or high water!

[pierceheart.livejournal.com]

marathon sports just south of porter square.

[badseed1980.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that one was high on my list, since it's so close.

[tisana.livejournal.com]

I was about to recommend them. I just went, and they were really helpful and know their stuff. Also, not actually overpriced as I'd been lead to believe.

[tisana.livejournal.com]

You could, but... You're probably not saving much, either in hassle or money.

I thought I might have paid more than necessary when I went to the specialty store and bought shoes, but then I went home and checked all the shoes that I'd liked at the store online...and I did find a couple sites where they were slightly cheaper...savings which I would then lose in shipping. It's a pretty small difference.

I just checked Ebay for the ones I got, and it's the same problem; all told, I might have saved $5 on a $100 pair of shoes, and at that point, I'd rather give the money to the person who just spent half an hour helping me choose.

Don't get me wrong, I love Ebay. But for some things, it's not actually saving you a whole lot, especially with new, brand name items.

[badseed1980.livejournal.com]

I think it's a matter of luck. Some of the women's running shoes in my size (new, name brand) were available as Buy It Now items on eBay for $70 and under.

[tisana.livejournal.com]

Well, if you go that way...keep in mind that sizing may not be the same as other shoes. The girl at Marathon told me that people often buy too small with running shoes...as she fit my size 8 feet with size 9 sneakers. Any smaller and it would've been uncomfortable.

[badseed1980.livejournal.com]

Well, like I said, I do plan on getting myself fit for running shoes at a store like Marathon Sports and finding out what's recommended for me, then going to see if I can get them cheaper on eBay.

[sabrinamari.livejournal.com]

Hurray!

[lensman.livejournal.com]

In planning a birthday gift for B (who is incredibly hard to shop for since she buys the items that catch her fancy before I can get them). One of the women in my office RAVED about the proper fitting she got from My Intimacy (http://www.myintimacy.com/)... (of course bras being such a personal thing I checked with B before getting this for her, and she loved the idea. Since they are right over at Copley...) We'll soon see if they live up to the hype, but I thought I'd pass along the info in case they do the kind of fittings you are looking for.(Not as cheap as e-bay I'm sure, but hopefully useful).

[badseed1980.livejournal.com]

Well, they don't appear to do sports bras, and I wasn't really looking to get fitted. I have some regular bras that fit me AWESOMELY well (one of which will act as a costume base for a new belly dance costume!) so I'm all set in that department.

EDIT: My bad, they DO do sports bras, but I really like the one I ordered. I tend to be good at judging my fit. Better than Lady Grace was, that's for damn sure.

[lensman.livejournal.com]

No problem... :-) I was just trying to pass along hopefully helpful info. Like I said the woman in my office was Raving about these guys when I mentioned my b-day shopping dilemma.

[tisana.livejournal.com]

Oh, and...
Yay! Good for you!

Whether or not you do a program like Couch-to-5K (and I think you only need it if, like me, you can't run half a block without nearly falling over), the fact that you found a sports bra that fits might make you feel like running and jumping just to celebrate.

(Honestly...I don't get that. I mean, the smaller girls barely need it in the first place--why aren't more sports bras aimed at larger-chested women? Weird. Yes, I know--I'm ranting about something that doesn't personally affect me, since I fit the average ones--it's still stupid.)

[badseed1980.livejournal.com]

I think it's because most clothing makers assume that big boobs = overweight, and overweight = sedentary.

[badseed1980.livejournal.com]

And I really want the program mostly so I don't try doing too much at once, getting discouraged, and giving up.

[tisana.livejournal.com]

Oh! I misunderstood. I thought you were leaning away from doing the program.
Well...it is free. I mean, they tell you right on the site I linked to the schedule of the six week program, with tips about tailoring it to you. So it's not like it's a major decision.

But um...yeah. I haven't started yet (tonight), but I'm pretty sure that if I didn't have a set routine, I'd overdo it and get discouraged, which they advise you not to do. And I've had 3 other friends who were out of shape and otherwise intimidated by athletics most of their lives make huge progress with that program, so it gives me hope it'll work for me...besides being really inspirational (hell, what's a little asthma?).

[badseed1980.livejournal.com]

I just want to find a good podcast that has GOOD music and is tailored to the intervals of the program.

[tisana.livejournal.com]

This is helpful to me too, thanks! I was wondering if there's a way to get appropriate music for the couch-to-5K plan. I'll check that out.